Poetry
The word ‘POETRY’ came from the Greek poiesis, a “making” or “creating” is a form of art in which the written language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible meaning…
Poetry may be written independently, as discrete poems, or may occur in conjunction with other arts, [...]
Zoe
today i picked up a shell
shell . brilliant perfect . an infant shell
i thought to put it my pocket
put it in a small pool among some rocks instead
little fishes came to take a look
under mermaids (ผระอภัยมณี) gaze. it seemed to come alive
fishes darted to one side
a smiling face peeked out at me
(Aao Phai Koh Samet [...]
Where
by William Stablein
(Miller knox Regional Shoreline Park near Richmond California 1999)
life left to die
die for life
Immortal . Here
magic quilt
for a swaddling
omens . immpermant
worlds . above . below Sing
spirits ring in babies ears
molecular . architectonic
skulls remain
dogs dig deep
Immpermant , Over There
time for some things . . AH
(reflecting near Miller knox Regional Shoreline Park near Richmond California [...]
The Poetry of William Stablein
way of thinking
(a friend asked me how I think while driving around near Hilo Hawaii 2004)
if thinking right . on some right
thinking straight . to some straight
around thought . any dimension
deep thought . at least as deep as the sea
creative thought . Zen action thought
building thought . connecting imaginary dots
birthing images [...]
Love Poems
Refugee
come to me
stride the ocean-side
come be free
rejoice in thee
over hills
in valley creeks
springs a leak
eastward bound
desert storm
lizard ground
sand and stone
touch and feel
not a sound
on love
lands…
Ben Youngblood 1992
Water Dance
Dance with me darling
With angels from heaven
Step with me into paradise
And gaze upon the skies
And ocean of deep blue
Running through the sand
Down to the beach side
To the clean, [...]